diff --git a/scripts/flatpak-bisect b/scripts/flatpak-bisect
index eec49ae6..c27c43b8 100755
--- a/scripts/flatpak-bisect
+++ b/scripts/flatpak-bisect
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Bisector():
         if pager:
             stdout = subprocess.PIPE
         else:
-            stdout = subprocess.STDOUT
+            stdout = None
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=stdout)
         if pager:
             ps = subprocess.check_call((pager), stdin=p.stdout)